Railroad-tie.



L. WYLDER.

RAILROAD TIE. APPLICATION TILED MAY 11,1009.

Patented Nov. 2, 1909.

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WYLDER.

RAILROAD TIE. APYLIOATION TILED MAY 11,1909.

Patented Nov. 2

LEWIS WYLDER, F CATHAY, NORTH DAKGTA.

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Specification of Letters latcnt.

Patented Nov. 2, 19%.

Application filed. May 11, 1909. Serial Ho. 495,22G.

' shown in the drawings. The vertical ends l or these upstanding flanges 3, are arranged in the county of Wells and State of North 3 Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Ties, 01": which 3 the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and l useful improvements in railway ties.

The object of my invention is to provide a metal reinforced concrete tie, comprising two similar members which are clamped together by means of suitable cramp rods, the ties being arranged to be secured so that they can be readily removed from below the IMlSOI replaced.

A further object is to provide a tie so constructed that the action of a train passing over the same, has a tendency to more firmly unite the two similar tie sections in forcing j them into the road bed.

A still further object is to provide a tie, so

constructed that the laying of a railway will be expedited and facilitated, and in which no subsequent resetting of the rail-holding members is necessary, the rails after the ties have once been laid, always being held in proper spaced relation.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the specific structure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the sevto he stopped against the web of. the rail as clearly shown.

Midlcngth each plate 5 is cut so that a plurality of rectangular webs may be stamped out oi the body of the plates, the

webs S situated intermediate 01 the ends of the plates extending laterally in vertical planes while the end webs 9 extend in a horizontal plane. The metal adjacent each shoulder 22 is bent at right angles for a short space, shown in Fig. 5 to provide the rub plates l0, 10 each having two such rub plates 10 and these rub plates extend in like direction. These plates are held within suitable molds and have cast about them a cement, concrete or like tie-forming material, to provide atie body of a suitable thickness, length and width. The openings adjacent the vertically and horizontally disposed webs permit the cement flowing through the plates, so that this plate is lirinly embedded within its cement body. The flanges 3 project beyond the top of the cement body, while the rub plates 10 lie flush with the upper liace of the cement body as shown. The mold is of such a shape that the concrete or cement body or each tie has an obliquely held under face as shown at 12, the tie having the short vertical face 13, the long vertical face and the top 14. The vertical face 15 of the tie near one end provided with the outstanding semisphericai lug 16, while at the opposite end the face recess 17. Each tie section near its end is in the drawiiigsforniing a portion of this eral views, Figure l is an elevational view 1 1 wide as the tie is thick, so that the plate is tion, Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line J -2 of Fig. il, Fig. 3 is a top view, Fig. 4: is l of a tie constructed according to my invena transverse sectional view on the line 4 4:

of Fig. i, F 5 shows a perspective view of one of the Lie plates, Fig. (5 is a transverse provided with a transverse opening 19 as disclosed. As shown in the drawings these plates 5 are of a length less than the length of the concrete tie body, nor are they as prises two of these similar tie sections which E are so connected that the lug, 16 of one tie f section will rest within the socket 1'? of the opposite tie section. The tie sections may 1 be embedded within the road bed and have which extend in like direction, each flange having an undercut shoulder as shown a'tli arranged to contact with the upper portion of the base flange of the rail, as clearly cramp irons in securely holdi the two similar tie sections together. Suitable washers 21 and nuts 22 are used to hold the tie sections together.

My invention provides an exceedingly simple, and durable tie, which may be readily introduced below a rail and is socured thereto without the employment of any separate track or rail fastening devices.

ideal of the flanges are accurately cut and positioned. alike, there is no possibility of the rails working outof'parallel alinement. The tie sections can furtherhc-secured to the rails with ease, dispatch and accuracyw As shown in the cross sectional view, the assembled tie presents a V-shaped face, so that the rolling stock passin over the rail has a tendency, by virtue of its weight to forc these tie sections more firmly together as they sink into the roadbed.

It will be understood that if desired the clamping bolts may be dispensed with, as the peculiar construction of the tie serves to automatically hold the sections in co-eir gagernent. This detail of construction being simply a mechanical change not involving invention, it is not deemed desirable to illustrate it further than is shown in Fig. 4.

Havin thus described my said invention, what I aim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. A composite tie section, comprising a concrete body, a sheet metal plate embedded.

Within said body, said plate having two slmi lar upstanding top flanges arranged to overhe the base of the rail, the ends stopping against the webuofl the rails secured to the tie, said fiangeshirtendi e in like direction,

said tie having an angle underface and a socket at one end and a log at the other open longest vertical. face, as and for the purpose set A composite tie section comprising a concrete body, a sheet metal plate embedded within said body, said plate having two similar upstandin stop flanges, each with an an gled under flies and a vertical stop edge, said flanges extending in like direction, said tie having an angled under face, a portion of the plate adjacent to and below said stop flanges being bent at right angles and embedded within the top of said tie to form rub plates and a socket at one end and 9. lug at the other upon the lower vertical face of said tie, all arranged as setforth.

A composite tie section comprising a concrete body, a sheetlnetal plate embedded within said body, said plate having two similar upstan ing stop flanges each with an angled under face and a vertical stop edge, said flanges extending in ike direction, said tic having an angled under face, rectangular webs bent laterally outwaro from said plate and held alternately in horizontal and vertical positions, said tie section at one end having a lug and at the opposite end a cor' responding socket.

4-. A tie comprising two similar sections, each section having a sheet metal plate embedded midlength within said body, each plate having two similar upstanding stop flanges, said flanges extending in like direction, each tie section having a lug atone end and a socket at the opposite end, said lugs and sockets registering, each tie section having a transverse opening, and a cramping bolt extending through each of said transverse openings to securely cramp thedzie sections together.

Inv testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

LEWIS WYLDERQ Witnesses i C. V. BROWN, J. C. WYLDER. 

